The F5 key can be found between the F4 and F6 keys. Some keyboards use the Function (F) keys to control audio volume and screen brightness etc. To function as a normal function key the Fn key. Mac OS X Speciality level out of ten: 1 Sep 6, 2013 6:16 AM in response to K R K Kannan In response to K R K Kannan Open your bookmarks, select History, select Clear.

• What Is F5 Key For
• How To Set F5 Key For Refresh Mac Computer

One of the most annoying things to me about switching over to OSX was that F5 no longer did a full refresh. I do my fair share of web projects, so I’m constantly refreshing pages.

Mac file reader for windows 7. For the first month of owning my Mac, I hit F5, nothing happened, and then I begrudgingly grabbed the mouse and clicked the refresh button. I know that ‘command – R’ is the Mac equivalent to F5 for a browser refresh, but I’m just so used to F5 (and I like just hitting one key), so I really wanted to have F5 work as the reload button. I was complaining to Dan about this and he quite easily walked me through how to make this happen. They say, “Its the little things in life”, and this is one of those little things that makes me smile when I use it.

I primarily use Google Chrome, so that is what these instructions are for. A slightly modified version could be worked out to do this in Safari (if you really want that, just leave a comment and I’ll figure out and post the exact steps). Follow the steps below and you’ll be F5’ing it up just like me. Open System Preferences (I usually use Spotlight) Select Keyboard Select the Keyboard Shortcuts button at the top Select Application Shortcuts Select ‘Google Chrome’. Type ‘Refresh This Page’ for the menu title.

What Is F5 Key For

How To Set F5 Key For Refresh Mac Computer

Press F5 when in the Keyboard shortcut area. Now, go straight to Chrome and refresh the page by clicking F5.